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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Darrell Wertz, Chandler, AZ (US);
David Gregory Howell, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Darrell Wertz, Chandler, AZ (US);
David Gregory Howell, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A socket connector for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, includes a housing receiving a number of contacts, a stiffener surrounding the housing, a cover pivotably mounted at an end of the stiffener to cover the housing and a lever pivotably mounted at an opposed end of the stiffener to retain the cover to the stiffener, a number of washers mounting to the stiffener and a number of screws for mounting the stiffener to the printed circuit board. The washer has a pinhole and a number of teeth upwardly extending along a circle circumference of the pinhole. The screw is hold to the washer by the teeth of the washer before the screw engaged with the printed circuit board.